Charles Gunter, Jr.
817-878-0504
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Charles Gunter has extensive experience in all phases of intellectual property law.
These areas include representing clients before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and foreign patent offices
in obtaining patents as well as litigating matters relating to granted patents, both for the plaintiff and for the defendant.
He has particular expertise in oil field chemical, mechanical and metallurgical processes, plastic pipe extrusion and sealing
gasket technologies and more recently in the area of biomedical processes and devices. He has represented clients in patent
interferences, reexaminations and reissues, protests, and in public use proceedings. He also has considerable experience in
trademark registration, trademark oppositions and cancellations, and in trademark infringement matters.
Education
- J.D., University of Alabama, 1975
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 1972
- (Outstanding Engineering Graduate, Spring Quarter 1972)
- Alabama State Bar Association
- Tarrant County Bar Association (Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Secfion, 2005-2006, 2004-2005)
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- Registered Patent Attorney, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation (Century Club member)
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- Named a "Texas Super Lawyer" in Intellection Property Prosecution by Texas Monthly in 2006, 2007
- Named one of the Fort Worth Business Press "Elite 100" Top Attorneys in Tarrant County in 2003 and 2004, 2005
- Named a "Top Attorney" in Intellectual Property Law by Fort Worth, Texas magazine in 2003 - 2007
- Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated
